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    FUCHSIA 'Lady Thumb'
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    FUCHSIA 'Lady Thumb'

    Commonly known as Lady's eardrops

     AWARD
    Semi-double flowers with deep pink with a light red calyx and a white corrolla with red veins
     
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    • Good to know
      A sport of 'Tom Thumb'. Pinch out growing tips after 6th pair of leaves. Cut back to permanent framework in early spring
    • Pests & Diseases
      Vine weevils, capsid bugs, grey mould(Botrytis), rust
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. UK. 1966. George Roe, Nottingham
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
    • Bicolor
    • Shades of pink
      All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)
      Carmine pink
    • White
      Pink-veined white petals
    • Semi-double
      Two rows of petals with conspicuous stamens
    • Tubular
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or shrub border
    • Cottage garden
    • Patio / pot plants
    • Suitable for small gardens
    • Town garden
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
      Provide generous mulch in very cold winter weather
    • Denticulate
    • Lanceolate
    • Height
      40cm (16in)
    • Spread
      45cm (18in)
    • Dwarf shrub
      Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
      Free-flowering, mound-forming, bushy shrub
    • Pruning group 4
      Suitable for: Deciduous trees and shrubs that flower on current year's growth or are grown for winter stem effect.
      Pruning: Hard prune to a low permanent framework.
      When: Annually in early Spring.

    • Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
      Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    • Mature Size
      40cm (16in)
      Dwarf Shrub - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        45cm (18in)
       
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